John Prine opened his Gentilly Stage-closing set Friday with "Spanish Pipedream," which contains the lyrics, "Blow up your TV, throw away your paper," advice I can only halfway officially endorse.

They belong to everyone. - "Spanish Pipedream": In this bouncy anthem about dreaming of a more pastoral life, the advice of a "level-headed dancer" rings as true today as it did in the early '70s: ...